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Singh in the rain

Jagmeet Singh has disappointed as the leader of Canada’s social democrats. What the left should learn from this

Reuters

Out of tune

The Israeli Labor Party has failed to find the right tone for modern Israel – and struggles for survival in the upcoming election

By Daniel Ben-Simon

Reuters

The apogee of capitalism and our political malaise

With neoliberalism, the ethos of private gain came to dominate our political culture. Now, we have a crisis of trust in politics

By Branko Milanović

Pexels

Time to pay up

A minimum tax rate for companies across the world is overdue

By Rolf Bösinger

Reuters

A left-wing success story

Unlike in the rest of Europe, the far-right doesn't stand a chance in Portugal. That's also because of its left-wing government

By Reinhard Naumann

Reuters

What are central banks for?

10 years after the financial crisis, the eurozone remains mired in unemployment. We need a new approach to central banking

Reuters

Trudeau in trouble

Once certain to be re-elected, Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau is now mired in a corruption scandal

By Raoul Gebert

Reuters

I'm taking Friday off – permanently

It’s time to evenly share the benefits of automation. That's why trade unions are calling for a four-day week

Reuters

Capitalism and democracy: what if we have it backwards?

It's fashionable on the left to suggest that capitalism and democracy are now incompatible. But maybe the opposite is true

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

Time for a red shift from Germany’s ‘black zero’

For a decade, there has been cross-party support for the balanced-budget rule. Time to break with it and invest in the future

By Peter Bofinger